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    Home » Our latest posts » Desserts

    Simply Amazing Lemon Tea Cookies - Fill the Cookie Jar

    May 5, 2016 Filed Under: Desserts

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    Lemon Tea Cookies - buttery crisp cookies loaded with lemon flavor. Delicious for a Tea Party or any time.

    I admit the title "Simply Amazing Lemon Tea Cookies" might sound like a trite exaggeration, but if you love crisp super lemony cookies, like I do, just one taste of these will assure you that I am telling the truth.

    I made these for our monthly Fill the Cookie Jar post. A group of bloggers all make cookies based on a monthly theme and share them in a virtual cookie exchange. Our theme for May is Mother's Day. And this mother loves lemon cookies. And I think my mom does too. Be sure to scroll below the recipe to see what the other FTCJ bakers made.

    This recipe is from the Cook's Illustrated Cookbook. I thought about tossing in some basil or rosemary, but I just went with pure lemon flavor this time around. I fell in love with this recipe for its ease as well as flavor. Everything is whipped up in the food processor in a matter of minutes.

    J and I tried a few the night we made them, then we quickly packaged up the rest and shared with a few staff members at the school in the morning. All four of them raved about the cookies when I picked him up admitting they couldn't stop at just one cookie because they were so addicting.

    You can make them for your Mother for Mother's Day, or for a Tea Party, or just because you love lemon cookies.

    Lemon Tea Cookies

    Lemon Tea Cookies - buttery crisp cookies with loaded with lemon flavor. Perfect for a Tea Party or any time.
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    Ingredients
     

    COOKIES

    • ¾ cups sugar
    • 2 tablespoons lemon zest (2 lemons)
    • 1 ¾ cup flour
    • ¼ teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter)
    • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
    • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (cut into ½ inch cubes and chilled)
    • 1 egg yolk
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

    GLAZE

    • 1 tablespoon cream cheese
    • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 1 ½ cup powdered sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Combine the sugar and lemon zest in a food processor until combined and sugar is slightly damp (about 30 seconds).
    • Add flour, salt and baking powder and pulse until combined.
    • Add butter on top of flour/sugar mixture and pulse until mixture resembles cornmeal.
    • In a small bowl, combine egg yolk, lemon juice and vanilla extract. Add to flour/sugar mixture and pulse until it forms a dough.
    • Roll dough into a cylinder 2 inches around. Wrap in waxed paper and chill for 45 minutes in freezer.
    • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
    • Slice dough into ½ inch thick rounds and place on cookie sheets 1 inch apart.
    • Bake 12-15 minutes until cookies are just browning around the edges. Move to a cookie sheet and cool.
    • Combine glaze ingredients in a medium bowl and whip until smooth. Spread a thin layer of glaze on each cookie and let set until hardened.
     
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    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

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    Comments

    1. Marilyn Lesniak

      May 05, 2016 at 6:05 pm

      Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe at the #RecipeSharingParty! I hope to see you next week. Pinned and Yummed. Please visit #OverTheMoon on Sunday or #ThursdayFavoriteThings for more sharing fun! Don't forget to Comment your link #'s so I can be sure to visit and you get a chance to be featured! Happy Mother’s Day!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 09, 2016 at 9:16 am

        Thanks, Marilyn. Love your blog and your parties.

    2. Jean | DelightfulRepast.com

      May 06, 2016 at 1:54 pm

      Great cookies -- perfect match for a cup of tea!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 09, 2016 at 9:16 am

        Thanks, Jean. They are great with tea or coffee or milk or...

    3. Theresa Mafison

      May 06, 2016 at 11:43 pm

      OMG! I am JH aide, I generally don't do sweets, but these lemon cookies are to die for!! I couldn't stop eating them!! Thanks Audrey and my Justin

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 09, 2016 at 9:15 am

        We love you too! The other three people we gave them too said the same thing about them being addicting.

    4. Kelly @RaisingSamuels

      May 07, 2016 at 7:25 am

      These sound amazing! Thanks for sharing! I pinned so I can try to make these sometime soon. Hope you have a wonderful weekend 🙂

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 09, 2016 at 9:14 am

        Thanks for coming by, Kelly.

    5. Saundra @ FamishedFish

      May 07, 2016 at 3:48 pm

      I love lemon cookies! Definitely pinning!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 09, 2016 at 9:14 am

        They are a winner, Saundra.

    6. Joanne/WineLady Cooks

      May 07, 2016 at 6:03 pm

      This is a terrific recipe. We love lemon so I'll definitely have to make these this spring. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 09, 2016 at 9:13 am

        Thanks, Jo. Hope things have settled down for you a little and you can join us next month.

    7. Edye

      May 08, 2016 at 10:57 am

      These look AMAZING! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

      Blessings,
      Edye // Gracefulcoffee

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 09, 2016 at 9:12 am

        Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

    8. Danita Carr

      May 10, 2016 at 9:49 pm

      Oh yum! These look delicious and fun! Pinning for later! Thanks for sharing! #SmallVictories

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 27, 2016 at 4:33 pm

        Thanks for the comment and the sharing, Danita.

    9. Sarah

      May 11, 2016 at 2:04 pm

      These look divine! I'm a sucker for an iced lemon cookie and there are sometimes where basic is best. Thank you so much for linking up at the Thank Goodness It's Thursday link party.

      I cannot wait to see what tasty treats you link up tomorrow, Audrey!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 27, 2016 at 4:33 pm

        Thanks, Sarah.

    10. [email protected]

      May 17, 2016 at 4:58 pm

      These would be so perfect for a tea party with my little girls! Thanks for sharing at Welcome Home Wednesdays!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        May 27, 2016 at 4:30 pm

        Tea parties are so much fun.

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